Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-03
PACKING COMPANY.
Meeting Last Eventng.of Prominent Business
+ Men to Consider tho Proposition Submitted.

A number of the leading business men of
the city held meeting last night to look in
to the merits of the proposed Wichita Pack
ing Company which has been under consid-
GRAFTON for some days. The object is to
evaporate and can fruits and manufac-
ture pickles, etc 1t will be remembered
that some days ago Mr.. W. S. Plummer,
who has for number of years been engaged
in evaporating fruits in California, arrived
in the city and introduced the scheme to
some of the business men Of the city. The
meeting last night was an outgrowth OF
his agitation of the question and
the enterprise as introduced by him was well
taken by those present and by those who
have given the subject thought
The question was thoroughly discussed at
the meeting and it was decided that the en-
terprise in Wichita was by no means exotic
but well adapted to this section and should
receive encouragement. 1t was decided that
company with a capital stock of 100000
should be organized to carry on the business.
1t was not thought probable that it would
take that amount to put the plant in success
full operation, but a company of that
strength should be organized to insure. sue
cess in operating the plant. At the meeting
stock amounting to $4,000 was subscribed
and it is not anticipated that any difficulty
will be experienced in raising the amount de-
sired. The gedtlemen to whom it has been
presented are thoroughly in favor Of the
eobo,,,a o,,d COW <hou mill hocE fhoir ynuch
talk with the hard cash.
Each department of the manufacture will
be presided over by an expert in that
line who are known to the gentlemen in the
city interesting themselves in the enterprise.
Mr.. Plummer will preside over the evapo-
charge of the manufacture of crystal ice
corn.
1t is thought that plant large enough to
supply the immediate demand of Wichita
and the surrounding country, will, from the
beginning, in all its departments, give en-
ployment to $50 men, women and children.
This, it is thought, is good feature, and is
one that speaks strongly in favor Of the en-
terprise. A gentleman who is almost enthu- |
siastic over the question, stated !
that there was no way of esti- |
mating the number of people who would |
be given employment by the business. The
men who would raise the product, to be used
~ the establishment could scarcely be
counted and one could scarcely comprehend
the number benefited by it until a complete
hought over the subject.
Mr.. Plummer stated that nine-tenths of
he fruits raised in California could be raised
n Sedgwick county. That, he considered no
mean feature of the subject to
AXE into consideration. The establishment
f the factory in Wichita would give use
o hundreds Of acres of land adjacent to the
ity, now idle and waiting to be cut up into
own lots. The increased market given for
arden truck he thought feature that COM
nended itself very favorably to the people
wning land near the city.
The question will continue to be agitated
ntil some solution is gained. Tomorro "
entlemen will present the matter to bust
ess men and solicit stock.